{"id":5967,"date":"2021-09-27T14:35:58","date_gmt":"2021-09-27T11:35:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/godex.io\/blog\/?p=5967"},"modified":"2022-11-11T16:22:37","modified_gmt":"2022-11-11T14:22:37","slug":"how-to-mine-firo-zcoin-zcoin-mining-in-2021-godex-io","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/godex.io\/blog\/how-to-mine-firo-zcoin-zcoin-mining-in-2021-godex-io","title":{"rendered":"How To Mine Firo (Zcoin)?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_25_1 counter-hierarchy counter-decimal ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"display: none;\"><label for=\"item\" aria-label=\"Table of Content\"><i class=\"ez-toc-glyphicon ez-toc-icon-toggle\"><\/i><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"item\"><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/godex.io\/blog\/how-to-mine-firo-zcoin-zcoin-mining-in-2021-godex-io\/#what_is_firo\" title=\"What Is Firo?\">What Is Firo?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/godex.io\/blog\/how-to-mine-firo-zcoin-zcoin-mining-in-2021-godex-io\/#how_does_zcoin_mining_work\" title=\"How does Zcoin Mining work?\">How does Zcoin Mining work?<\/a><ul class=\"ez-toc-list-level-3\"><li class=\"ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/godex.io\/blog\/how-to-mine-firo-zcoin-zcoin-mining-in-2021-godex-io\/#how_to_mine_zcoin_on_nvidia\" title=\"How to mine Zcoin on Nvidia\">How to mine Zcoin on Nvidia<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/godex.io\/blog\/how-to-mine-firo-zcoin-zcoin-mining-in-2021-godex-io\/#how_to_mine_zcoin_on_amd\" title=\"How to mine Zcoin on AMD\">How to mine Zcoin on AMD<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/godex.io\/blog\/how-to-mine-firo-zcoin-zcoin-mining-in-2021-godex-io\/#why_you_should_mine_zcoin\" title=\"Why You Should Mine Zcoin\">Why You Should Mine Zcoin<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/godex.io\/blog\/how-to-mine-firo-zcoin-zcoin-mining-in-2021-godex-io\/#firo_zcoin_mining_profitability_in_2021\" title=\"Firo (Zcoin) Mining Profitability in 2021\">Firo (Zcoin) Mining Profitability in 2021<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/godex.io\/blog\/how-to-mine-firo-zcoin-zcoin-mining-in-2021-godex-io\/#best_zcoin_mining_hardware_hardware_requirements\" title=\"Best Zcoin Mining Hardware (+ Hardware Requirements)\">Best Zcoin Mining Hardware (+ Hardware Requirements)<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/godex.io\/blog\/how-to-mine-firo-zcoin-zcoin-mining-in-2021-godex-io\/#best_zcoin_mining_software\" title=\"Best Zcoin Mining Software\">Best Zcoin Mining Software<\/a><ul class=\"ez-toc-list-level-3\"><li class=\"ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/godex.io\/blog\/how-to-mine-firo-zcoin-zcoin-mining-in-2021-godex-io\/#cryptodredge\" title=\"CryptoDredge\u00a0\">CryptoDredge\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/godex.io\/blog\/how-to-mine-firo-zcoin-zcoin-mining-in-2021-godex-io\/#official_firo_ccminer_by_djm34\" title=\"Official Firo ccminer by djm34\">Official Firo ccminer by djm34<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/godex.io\/blog\/how-to-mine-firo-zcoin-zcoin-mining-in-2021-godex-io\/#tt-miner\" title=\"TT-Miner\">TT-Miner<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/godex.io\/blog\/how-to-mine-firo-zcoin-zcoin-mining-in-2021-godex-io\/#answers_to_the_frequent_questions\" title=\"Answers to the frequent questions\">Answers to the frequent questions<\/a><ul class=\"ez-toc-list-level-3\"><li class=\"ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/godex.io\/blog\/how-to-mine-firo-zcoin-zcoin-mining-in-2021-godex-io\/#can_i_mine_zcoin_with_mac\" title=\"Can I mine Zcoin with mac?\">Can I mine Zcoin with mac?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/godex.io\/blog\/how-to-mine-firo-zcoin-zcoin-mining-in-2021-godex-io\/#how_to_mine_zcoin_on_nice\" title=\"How to mine Zcoin on nice?\">How to mine Zcoin on nice?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/godex.io\/blog\/how-to-mine-firo-zcoin-zcoin-mining-in-2021-godex-io\/#how_much_bandwidth_to_mine_zcoin\" title=\"How much bandwidth to mine Zcoin?\">How much bandwidth to mine Zcoin?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-16\" href=\"https:\/\/godex.io\/blog\/how-to-mine-firo-zcoin-zcoin-mining-in-2021-godex-io\/#how_can_i_earn_free_zcoin\" title=\"How can I earn free Zcoin?\">How can I earn free Zcoin?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-17\" href=\"https:\/\/godex.io\/blog\/how-to-mine-firo-zcoin-zcoin-mining-in-2021-godex-io\/#conclusion\" title=\"Conclusion\">Conclusion<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"what_is_firo\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What Is Firo?<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\u201dnofollow,noopener\u201d href=\"https:\/\/firo.org\/\">Firo<\/a>, Zcoin in a past life, is a cryptocurrency that began its evolution back in 2016. We are talking about evolution, because the team is really constantly developing new technologies and presenting innovative solutions that take mining and crypto management to a new level. Firo\u2019s hashrate has almost doubled recently. On April 1, 2021, Firo announced the integration with the Binance Smart Chain DeFi ecosystem with the introduction of the BEP-20 <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\u201dnofollow,noopener\u201d href=\"https:\/\/godex.io\/coin\/firo\">FIRO<\/a> and its support in the Binance Bridge, which provides access to on-chain liquidity. It is possible that this is what played a role in increasing the popularity of Firo and connecting more miners to its main network.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Lelantus protocol, which is an innovative brainchild of the company, invites users to anonymize their funds in order to ensure the confidentiality of transactions sent by official Firo wallets. It\u2019s possible due to the fact that the privacy protocol allows you to burn your coins before transactions and it doesn\u2019t require any trusted setup.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Firo&#8217;s Merkle Tree Proof (MTP) mining algorithm further enhances the practical anonymity of transactions. MTP is memory intensive, which prevents miners from centralizing. It is worth noting that in order to protect Zcoin from ASIC mining, centralization and fraud, the Zcoin mining algorithm has changed. If earlier it was clear and familiar Lyra2z, now an improved and complex Merkle Tree Proof algorithm is used. MTP ( Proof of Work ) is a unique Zcoin algorithm designed to provide high security, high performance, and promote peer-to-peer mining for CPU and GPU. Despite the fact that MTP has a number of undeniable advantages, its introduction has led to increased requirements for mining equipment. This, in turn, led to the fact that some users simply gave up on Zcoin mining, as their rig did not have the necessary power.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"how_does_zcoin_mining_work\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How does Zcoin Mining work?<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When talking about mining Zcoin, there are several options. Solo mining is preferable If you have a mining farm and a decent hashing power. Otherwise, it is more profitable to mine in a pool. Let\u2019s consider simple steps to start mining in a pool:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Step 1: Creating a digital coin wallet (Skip this step if you have one for your Zcoins).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Step 2: Download the mining software.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Step 3: Choose a mining pool.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Step 4: Set up the .bat file.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Step 5: Start mining!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now let\u2019s consider each step in detail.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Step 1.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Zcoin Official Wallet and the Lite version of the Electrum Light XZC wallet for Android and IOS are available for download on the official website. You can store Zcoin in cold wallets, as well as on reliable exchanges.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Zcoin exchanges are Binance, FEX, QBTC and 12 other trading platforms. To set up zcoin mining with immediate withdrawal to fiat or another crypto, use the xzc deposit on one of the exchanges. But keep in mind that long-term storage of funds on the accounts of trading platforms is risky, in case of a successful hacker attack, you will lose the earned assets.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are also cold wallets for such operating systems as:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Windows<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mac<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Linux<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Step 2.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To mine Zcoin, you need to use a miner that supports the new MTP algorithm. Currently supported miners for: NVIDIA, AMD and CPU.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"how_to_mine_zcoin_on_nvidia\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How to mine Zcoin on Nvidia<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The following programs can be used on Nvidia video cards for Zcoin GPU mining:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CryptoDredge (closed source miner, developer fee is 2%);<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ccminer by djm34 (0,25 % or 0 fee);<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">TT-Miner (<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">closed source with 1% fee).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"how_to_mine_zcoin_on_amd\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How to mine Zcoin on AMD<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The following programs can be used to mine Zcoin on video cards manufactured by AMD:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">sgminer from djm34;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">sgminer;<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Please note that the official Zcoin miner listed here is only djm34 by ccminer. Therefore, the use of the rest is solely your responsibility.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Step 3.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you are not into solo mining you\u2019ll need to register with a pool. The official Firo website recommends the following:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2Miners &#8211; firo.2miners.com:8080<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">F2Pool &#8211; firo.f2pool.com:5780<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">MintPond &#8211; firo.mintpond.com:3000<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Zergpool &#8211; <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">mtp.mine.zergpool.com:3000\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Whibbit &#8211; firo.whibbit.cn:30512<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Zellabs &#8211; us-zcoin.zellabs.net:7015<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When registering with a specific pool, make sure that you get a username and worker details, as well as the address and port of the pool.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Step 4.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To get started, download the program, unzip the downloaded file, and edit one of the .bat file samples using a text editor or enter the required command line arguments.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Example for configuring the Nvidia CryptoDredge miner with 2Miners pool:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u0421ommand line arguments:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>CryptoDredge<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is the name of the program to run. Don&#8217;t change it, otherwise CryptoDredge won&#8217;t start. Also, please note that the .bat file must be located in the folder with the program;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>-a mtp <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211;<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">algorithm of the mined coin. For Zcoin we write mtp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>-o startum+tcp:\/\/xzc.2miners.com<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; the address of the pool you have chosen. In this case it&#8217;s a 2Miners pool;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>:8080<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a pool port. Indicated after the colon. Please note that different algorithms have different ports on many pools;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>-u <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">stands for username of the pool. Usually the address of the wallet is indicated;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>-p <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is your password. Usually it is not available in pools where there is no registration. Then we specify &#8216;x&#8217; without quotes. You can also specify special parameters after this command.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Example of a .bat file for mining with official Firo ccminer by djm34 with mintpond pool:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u0421ommand line arguments:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>ccminer.exe<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; specify which program to run. This file must be in the same folder as the .bat file;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>-a mtp<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is the mining algorithm;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>zcoin.mintpond.com:3000<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> after the long construction \u201c-o stratum+tcp:\/\/\u201d specify the address and port of the pool separated by a colon;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>aMLjCeLBmBGEJP6dYtWEMdZZuPH4w6uFsK<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is the wallet, where all mined coins will go. Be sure to write the correct address;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>worker<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; after the wallet we put a period and indicate the name of the worker. You create this name when registering in a specific pool.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>-p <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">stands for password. Usually it is x, an empty space or a specific coin symbol.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bat file setting up for TT-Miner (example):<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you are looking for possible command line options, please start the miner with the -h or \u2013help option:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>TT-Miner.exe -h<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Other examples with a full list of arguments can be found on the official website of Firo.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Step 5.<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once you&#8217;re done, run the bat file you created. You will see a window similar to this (will differ depending on the miner choose):<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"why_you_should_mine_zcoin\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Why You Should Mine Zcoin<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since there are many competing cryptocurrencies, the question of why you should start mining Zcoin is quite logical. Of course, it will not be able to compete with such giants as Bitecoin, Ethereum or Litecoin, at least in the near future. But mining zcoin you do not have to worry about your privacy and security, as it is one of the safest cryptocurrencies. In addition, the Zcoin team was focused on improving the Bitcoin protocol and in general they are constantly developing their technologies, which makes Zcoin a very stable currency. In other words, it won&#8217;t make you a millionaire overnight, but as a long-term cryptocurrency, it will provide you with a safe and high reward.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"firo_zcoin_mining_profitability_in_2021\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Firo (Zcoin) Mining Profitability in 2021<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The concept of profitability is very relative, compared to some other popular cryptocurrencies, the value of Zcoin is low. However, in light of recent observations, it has been noticed that sometimes Firo even beats Ethereum in terms of mining profitability. There are enough services on the Internet to help determine the profitability of cryptocurrency mining. As a Zcoin mining calculator fits WhatTomine service that will help you to<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> find out how profitable it is to mine it<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. All you need to do is to find Firo (FIRO) in the coins column, enter the hash rate and overhead costs (e.g. electrician, pool commission), click the \u201ccalculate\u201d button and get the estimated income figure.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once you&#8217;ve decided that Zcoin is worth the mining effort, especially considering that the new algorithm implies new requirements, it&#8217;s time to consider the best hardware to mine zcoin.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"best_zcoin_mining_hardware_hardware_requirements\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Best Zcoin Mining Hardware (+ Hardware Requirements)<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mining ZCoin with the new MTP algorithm requires a computer with at least 8GB of RAM. The video card must also have at least 6 GB of memory. All new Nvidia cards will work, and any AMD card with more than 6GB of onboard storage will work as well. If you want to try mining Zcoin using the CPU, you should remember that the miner requires 4GB of random-access memory (RAM) for each active thread, so mining on an 8-core processor at full capacity will require 32GB of RAM. It is best to use an Intel i5 or i7 processor. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">GPUs should be with at least 5 GB of memory.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The mining speed will directly depend on the speed of your processor, the amount and type of RAM (DDR3 \/ DDR4 \/ DDR5). Most gaming rigs will be able to mine ZCoin. If you don&#8217;t have a powerful machine, you need to buy more RAM or a more powerful processor. The problem is that it is expensive and not many people will spend money upgrading their computer just to mine ZCoin. If you can already mine ZCoin, it is quite profitable.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"best_zcoin_mining_software\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Best Zcoin Mining Software<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Like any other cryptocurrency, Zcoin has special software requirements. The best one you can find below.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"cryptodredge\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CryptoDredge\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a stable and easy-to-use program for crypto mining. The latest version that normally supports the MTP algorithm is 0.26.0. It takes full advantage of modern Nvidia graphics cards through the use of unique optimization techniques. The developers have also paid great attention to stable energy consumption. It is also stated that in the new version of the program, the MTP problem related to the &#8220;invalid device symbol&#8221; has been fixed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The current version of CryptoDredge is a (portable) console application.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"official_firo_ccminer_by_djm34\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Official Firo ccminer by djm34<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has no developer fees (actually, it\u2019s 0,25%, but you can turn it off with the \u201cno-donation\u201d flag), but the default speed is slower than in CryptoDredge. You can try to manage the intensity to increase the hash rate.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An example of a bat file for mining:<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"tt-miner\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">TT-Miner<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Among the features of TT-Miner there are:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Farm management from one computer<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Monitoring the performance of video cards<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hashrate \/ sec performance estimate<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Switching a farm or just one video card to other pools or another coin within a few seconds<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Low memory consumption and processor power<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The profit from mining with AMD will be less than with Nvidia. But if you are interested in mining with AMD, you can use sgminer from djm34 or sgminer.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"answers_to_the_frequent_questions\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Answers to the frequent questions<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"can_i_mine_zcoin_with_mac\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Can I mine Zcoin with mac?<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No, you can\u2019t. Fans of Steve Jobs&#8217; legacy are out of luck, as they will have to get a Windows or a Linux machine if they intend to mine Zcoin.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"how_to_mine_zcoin_on_nice\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How to mine Zcoin on nice?<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Well, you can&#8217;t do it for now. Once Nicehash supported the MTP algorithm, but these days it doesn\u2019t.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"how_much_bandwidth_to_mine_zcoin\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How much bandwidth to mine Zcoin?<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To start mining you need access to a stable Internet connection with at least <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1MB\/s bandwidth.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"how_can_i_earn_free_zcoin\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How can I earn free Zcoin?<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can get free Zcoins for your online activity, such as playing computer games, completing surveys, watching videos and referring friends.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\t<div class='traid_link'>\n\t\t<div class='traid_link-info'>\n\t\t\t<p class='traid_link-header'>Get <\/p>\n\t\t\t<p class='traid_link-text'>Start a Cryptocurrency exchange. Try our crypto exchange platform<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<a target='_blank' href='https:\/\/godex.io\/exchange\/btc-to-firo'>Exchange ><\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"conclusion\"><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Conclusion<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Zcoin or Firo may not make you a fortune, but it can definitely be your vehicle for stable long-term income. It is actively working to counter the threat of centralization, and also has a set of anonymity, which is at a significantly higher level than, for example, Bitcoin. Surely, thanks to the MTP algorithm the mining became somewhat expensive as you need a more powerful rig for it. But at the same time, you can be sure that your funds, including personal data, are safe.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Therefore, if you are looking for anonymity and security, probably, you should pay attention to Firo and think about some reasons to start mining it.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Table of Contents What Is Firo?How does Zcoin Mining work?How to mine Zcoin on NvidiaHow to mine Zcoin on AMDWhy You Should Mine ZcoinFiro (Zcoin) Mining Profitability in 2021Best Zcoin Mining Hardware (+ Hardware Requirements)Best Zcoin Mining SoftwareCryptoDredge\u00a0Official Firo ccminer by djm34TT-MinerAnswers to the frequent questionsCan I mine Zcoin with mac?How to mine Zcoin on [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":5968,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1873,1870],"tags":[],"yst_prominent_words":[],"class_list":["post-5967","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-guides","category-crypto-mining"],"lang":"en","translations":{"en":5967},"pll_sync_post":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/godex.io\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5967","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/godex.io\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/godex.io\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/godex.io\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/godex.io\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5967"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/godex.io\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5967\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6774,"href":"https:\/\/godex.io\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5967\/revisions\/6774"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/godex.io\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5968"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/godex.io\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5967"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/godex.io\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5967"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/godex.io\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5967"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/godex.io\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=5967"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}